Resources

Guidance, Downloads & Industry Updates

Articles, templates and reference material to help you understand building manuals, compliance and digital handover.

12 June 2026

A practical look at golden thread requirements and what higher-risk buildings need to have in place.

28 May 2026

Why more developers are moving to structured digital handover, and how to plan the transition.

9 May 2026

The recurring issues we see at practical completion, and how to avoid them on your next project.

Free Resources

A one-page checklist covering every section your manual should include.

How to prepare your project team and data ahead of digital handover.

A plain-English summary of golden thread and information requirements.

Compliance

Sets out requirements for the golden thread of information for higher-risk buildings, including who must maintain it and how it should be structured.

Requires a health and safety file to be prepared and handed over at project completion, which forms part of the wider building manual.

Places a duty on the responsible person to maintain up-to-date fire safety information, closely tied to O&M documentation.

Energy performance and overheating requirements that must be reflected in operational guidance provided to building users.

Best Practice

Guide to facility information management, setting out best practice for the content and structure of O&M manuals.

Defines handover and close-out stage deliverables, including building manuals and information for building users.

Framework for managing information over the lifecycle of a built asset using building information modelling (BIM).

Encourages early handover planning so building manuals and training reflect how the building will actually be used.